Tweet Yes I am still here. It’s been a whirlwind of a year and not so much in a good way, but we have pushed through it. Easily the most stressful and busiest year of my life (even more than my time in the EATM program – which at the time I didn’t think anything(…)

Tweet Well, all my latest attempts at trying to get Ava’s Easter photos taken this year keep getting squashed. The weather has just been awful and I really wanted to take the photos outside. It inevitably gets put off and put off, as I keep hoping for better weather each day. One day was beautiful(…)

Tweet It is the last day of March today and our first “nice” day of the year so far here in Chicago. Today is the warmest day of the year at nearly 60 degrees Fahrenheit. 60 degrees??? Heatwave for us! It’s a little windy outside but I am so tempted to pull out all my(…)

Tweet With all the information out there now, it’s no surprise that Organic and non GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) food are better for us, but what is really stopping so many people from eating the better foods? Usually it tends to be price. For example, if you see some organic apples with a price tag(…)

Tweet Ok, I admit I went out and bought the Frozen DVD already. How could I not though? It was on sale at target this week for $5 off plus you get the digital version as well if you buy the Blue Ray. What does the digital version mean? Well, it means you can watch(…)

Tweet I’ve been busy baking this past week and here are some of the new yummy recipes I created. (Please feel free to share these but kindly link back to here I create all these recipes myself from scratch.) Today’s very successful recipe: Broccoli Cheese Muffins. Both Ava and I went crazy over these! I(…)

Tweet Here are all the photos that I posted this week on Instagram: Just a little bit of randomness for today This is Angus last night on our way into Chicago for a show. He and Moose were both requested for the show but since the vehicle was full of all the other animal’s crates,(…)

Tweet or rather, at our house…. playing with 3 of the baby hedgehogs. At just a little over 2 months old, they are now the same size as their parents! Wow, did they ever grow fast. Thank goodness human babies don’t grow this fast. These 3 babies are all female and they still live with(…)

Tweet not enjoying this winter in Illinois. Not. At. All. Did a deep clean of the house yesterday and it felt fantastic. Although now my back doesn’t feel so fantastic…. Stayed up way too late last night and woke up way too early. (huge thank you to 2 of my dogs for waking me up(…)